The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

Retired Anglican Archbishop Drexel Gomez has warned that political identities are becoming the controlling force within and the country and this could ultimately prove disastrous for the country. In a sermon given at St. Agnes Parish on Sunday, Archbishop Gomez spoke to the notion of the country being divided along political lines, this in light […]

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Police have two additional homicide investigations on their hands after a pair of killings over the holiday weekend. In the most recent incident, reports are that shortly after 1:30 a.m. on Monday, a man was involved in an altercation with several other males outside a nightclub on Cowpen Road that led to him being shot. […]

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Three persons are dead following a traffic accident that occurred in Grand Bahama on Monday. According to police, shortly after 1 p.m., they were called to a traffic accident on East Sunrise Highway and Gedney Drive that involved a 2006 GMC Sierra vehicle and a Silver Nissan Tiida. The occupants in the silver Nissan were […]

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Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Bradley Roberts called on Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis and the Free National Movement (FNM) to “atone for their sins’ and apologize for introducing political violence to The Bahamas, which can be traced back to 1972. Roberts called for Dr. Minnis and the FMN’s atonement and apology yesterday, which follows […]

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The government has agreed to allow the special purpose vehicle Bahamas Resolve Ltd. (Resolve) to acquire $166 million in impaired commercial loans from Bank of The Bahamas Limited (BOB), shareholders learned on Wednesday evening at the bank’s annual general meeting held at Breezes Resort on Cable Beach. According to Wayne Aranha, chairman of the bank, […]

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As the independent regulator of the electricity sector (ES) in The Bahamas, The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) has initiated its public consultation process on the Bahamas Power and Light Company Ltd’s (BPL) consumer protection plan, (CPP). BPL provides electricity to over 100,000 customers in New Providence and the Family Islands. Consistent with URCA’s […]

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Attorney Wayne Munroe’s, QC, decision to keep his list regarding alleged Free National Movement (FNM) corruption a “secret” is “rank PLP (Progressive Liberal Party) hypocrisy,” according to the  Grand Bahama Human Rights Association (GBHRA). The GBHRA, led by attorney Fred Smith, QC, explained yesterday that if Munroe has information regarding alleged FNM corruption, he should […]

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in its response to comments made by nominee for U.S. ambassador to The Bahamas Doug Manchester said his views “does not necessarily reflect the views of the government of the United States.” During Manchester’s confirmation hearing before the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on Wednesday, he described The […]

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Australian native Donna Vasyli, 57, was granted $250,000 bail with two sureties by Supreme Court Justice Bernard Turner yesterday. Vasyli’s conviction and 20 year sentence for murdering her millionaire podiatrist husband Philip Vasyli back in March 2015, was last week quashed by the Court of Appeal, at which time she was granted a retrial. Justice […]

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Yesterday marked the opening of the crawfish season, a lucrative business that can bring a sizable catch if fishermen are spared the ravages of another storm, like Hurricane Matthew which damaged or swept away more than 800 traps. Several Bahamian fishermen shared their excitement about the crawfish season hoping another storm won’t put a “hole […]

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